Development of an integrated telerehabilitation model in children with cerebral visual impairment in South India during the COVID-19 pandemic – A pilot study

Autor: Jannet Philip, Saranya Sethuraman, Jameel R Hussaindeen, Namita Jacob, Meenakshi Swaminathan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, Vol 71, Iss 5, Pp 2181-2187 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1764_22
Popis: Purpose: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected the in-person rehabilitation/habilitation services in families with children with cerebral visual impairment (CVI) in India. This study aimed to develop a structured and family-centered telerehabilitation model alongside conventional in-person intervention in children with CVI to observe its feasibility in the Indian population. Methods: This pilot study included 22 participants with a median age of 2.5 years (range: 1–6) who underwent a detailed comprehensive eye examination followed by functional vision assessment. The visual function classification system (VFCS) was administered to the children and the structured clinical question inventory (SCQI) to the parents. Every participant underwent 3 months of telerehabilitation including planning, training, and monitoring by experts. At 1 month, the parental care and ability (PCA) rubric was administered to the parents. After 3 months, in an in-person follow-up, all the measures were reassessed for 15 children. Results: After 3 months of Tele-rehabilitation there were significant improvements noted in PCA rubric scores (P
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